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Nanaimo takes next step to make life easier for local seniors
NANAIMO - It's hoped the endorsement of a new plan will lead to an easier and more successful life for Nanaimo seniors.The Nanaimo Age-Friendly City Plan was officially endorsed by Nanaimo councillors...
Jul 26, 2019 These categories are advocated for by the World Health Organization and it's believed they'll make Nanaimo more accomodating to seniors. (Nanaimo Seniors Task Force)
Office temperature settings out of many employees hands & leads to conflict, study reveals
NANAIMO - Control of office temperatures around the province are off limits for many employees, and is a source of workplace contention.Two-thirds of 500 employees in the province surveyed online by p...
Jul 25, 2019 Control over the office thermostat seems to be out of the control of many office workers around B.C. (Ian Holmes/NanaimoNewsNOW)
Nanaimo RCMP expanding Crime Watch program
NANAIMO - Local police are working to expand a vital program putting more eyes and ears on the street. Nanaimo RCMP hope to have a more-fulsome Crime Watch program up and running by the fall. It's an ...
Jul 24, 2019 The Nanaimo RCMP hope to have more resources for an on-the-ground initiative by the fall. (File photo/NanaimoNewsNOW)
Feds announce nearly $50 million to expand Duke Point shipping facility
NANAIMO - A long-planned vision to expand the Port of Nanaimo's deep sea dock at Duke Point has received a substantial shot in the arm.Federal Transport Minister Marc Garneau announced a $46.2 million...
Jul 24, 2019 Federal Transport Minister Marc Garneau announced $46.2 million to help expand the deep sea shipping dock at Duke Point. He said the investment was based on a strong business case. (Ian Holmes/NanaimoNewsNOW)
Expanded transit service to better connect more regions with VIU, downtown Nanaimo
NANAIMO - The Regional District of Nanaimo has rolled out its plan to expand transit service throughout central Vancouver Island.Beginning in January 2020, the RDN will add 5,900 hours of transit serv...
Jul 24, 2019 Regional District of Nanaimo has announced expanded transit service, including the creation of new routes to better access VIU and downtown. (Ian Holmes/NanaimoNewsNOW)
Oceanside RCMP nab prolific offender after alleged botched escape
BOWSER - A man well-known to Oceanside RCMP is once again in police custody after allegedly fleeing and getting stuck in a creek bed. Cpl. Jesse Foreman said Justin Joseph Kloss, 26, was spotted by an...
Jul 24, 2019 Prolific offender Justin Joseph Kloss is once again in police custody after being nabbed once again in a botched escape. (File photo/NanaimoNewsNOW)
Construction of Gordon St. hotel delayed, December 2020 opening 'a possibility'
NANAIMO - The window is quickly closing for a downtown Nanaimo hotel project to finish in time to receive a significant tax break. McKay Quinn, development manager with hotel developer PEG Companies, ...
Jul 23, 2019 A render of what the downtown Nanaimo Gordon St. hotel could look like once it's open.
Funding plan approved for many upcoming phases of waterfront walkway project
NANAIMO - Concrete steps have been taken to finance a walkway stretching along Nanaimo's coast. Councillors officially approved how the various phases of the waterfront walkway will be paid for during...
Jul 23, 2019 Building 14 kilometres of walkway has been a lengthy project at the City, but crucial funding decisions are being made to bring the project to fruition. (File photo/NanaimoNewsNOW)
Formerly missing Port Alberni teens now suspects in northern BC killings
VANCOUVER - RCMP say two British Columbia teenagers who were first thought to be missing are now considered suspects in the deaths of three people in northern B.C.RCMP Sgt. Janelle Shoihet told report...
Jul 23, 2019 Kam McLeod and Bryer Schmegelsky are now considered suspects in the killing of three people in northern BC. (RCMP)
Nanaimo lawn bowler on a roll, punches his ticket to Nationals
NANAIMO - A lawn bowler from Nanaimo will aim for a national title following a provincial tournament victory on his home soil.Jason Valchar was the last player standing following a weekend Provincial ...
Jul 22, 2019 Nanaimo's Jason Valchar stands top of the podium after winning a youth provincial tournament on July 21, 2019. (Peter Puttonen)